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Jennifer Earl has recently received an NSF grant: “Collaborative Research: Collective Action Dynamics in the U.S., 1960-1995.” Funded by the National Science Foundation, Science of Organizations, Political Science, and Sociology Programs, the grant will fund a collaborative project across three universities: The University of Arizona, The University of California, Irvine, and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

A collaboration between doctoral students Dave Melamed and Eric Schoon and Professor Ron Breiger, entitled "The Duality of Clusters and Statistical Interactions," has been accepted for publication by the journal Sociological Methods and Research.

Professor Joe Galaskiewicz has been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation for his research on non-profit organizations and recession. The $143,000 grant will support research on the impact of the 'Great Recession' on the exodus and closure of nonprofits, businesses, and government agencies in Phoenix-Mesa neighborhoods and the surrounding suburbs.